Category: Logistics -Transportation

Kuruman in the Northern Cape is located among some of the biggest iron ore and manganese deposits in the world. FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA has a branch with a 600 m2 warehouse, including offices, in this important mining hub. Both iron ore and manganese are vital ingredients in steel manufacturing. South Africa is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters, especially to China. These commodities are important to the economy as the sector generates significant employment opportunities and revenue. Martiens Bester, manager of the Kuruman branch, has 28 years’…

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Farmers in the Lowveld are facing severe pressure as commodity prices for subtropical crops dip while input costs rise rapidly. Markets for citrus, macadamias and avocados remain subdued due to the global economic downturn, while volumes are increasing from more orchards coming into production. Robert Davel, CEO of Mpumalanga Agriculture, noted that the prices of all three crops that farmers were hoping for, and in some cases had bargained on, were not being realised. “Produce is also not moving as was hoped and at a rate seen in previous years.…

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According to the Transport Minister Frank Tayali, the TAZARA Passenger Train was scheduled to start running from New Kapirimposhi to Dar-es-Salaam on Tuesday 18th April. This announcement came as the Mukuba Passenger Train, operated by the Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority, was recognized as the best train in Central Africa The Central African Railways Cooperation branch in Malawi evaluated various trains in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe, and declared the Mukuba Passenger Train as the winner. This remarkable train offers passengers a well-stocked bar, lounge, clean…

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A NEW Bayhead bypass road was opened by TNPA last Monday which should significantly reduce traffic on Bayhead Road. The 1.6 km road was constructed to manage the diversion of heavy motor vehicles following flood damage to Bayhead Road in April 2022. The bypass is a unidirectional single carriageway consisting of two lanes towards the Island View Complex and the Durban Container Terminals. The roadway consists of four canal crossings and two level crossings with fencing and street lighting. The bypass stretches from the Shell Service Station on Bayhead Road…

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VOLVO Trucks South Africa is currently busy with the homologation of its first extra-heavy electric truck units locally. Plans are to present the first of these vehicles to a local customer, KDG Logistics, within the next two months, once all statutory procedures have been adhered to. Volvo Trucks SA’s sustainable solutions manager, Eric Parry, took the Volvo FM 4×2 truck-tractor through its paces on a trip from the company’s dealer in Durban to its facilities in Johannesburg – a 600 km journey, with only one stop for charging. “We aimed…

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Zambia Airways will debut its regional operations with thrice-weekly flights between Lusaka and Harare from March 28, as the relaunched national carrier seeks to achieve its goal of carrying 1.9 million passengers annually by 2028. The airline was relaunched in December 2021 through a partnership between the Zambian Government, the Industrial Development Corporation and Ethiopian Airlines. It has initially operated as a domestic carrier, but recently announced that it had secured long-awaited foreign operator permits to kickstart regional expansion. The Harare route will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with…

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REPORTING on the company’s financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022, Grindrod Limited posted R1.1 billion in headline earnings, up 37% on the prior period. The port exported a record 10 million tonnes, up 29% from the prior period. Grindrod’s terminals also handled a record 16 million tonnes, up 23% from the prior period. Grindrod has returned in excess of R600 million to shareholders in dividends. From its head office in Durban, Grindrod manages a network of representatives, subsidiaries, joint ventures and associated companies in 22 countries. Grindrod…

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AFRICA is hungry for electricity, and electrical specialist Zest WEG is seeing growing demand from the oil and gas sector, both in upstream and midstream facilities as nations on the continent look to these commodities to power their economies. According to Zest WEG’s business development specialist for the oil and gas sector in sub-Saharan Africa, Lukas Barnard, the trend is towards gas production due to its lower emission levels of greenhouse gases. At the same time, the oil sector remains a vital part of many African economies with WEG products…

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VOLVO Trucks’ new, stronger gas-powered truck that can run on liquified biogas will be available for order by South African customers. The new truck can carry out demanding, long distance transport tasks while reducing overall CO2 emissions. Five years ago, Volvo Trucks launched its trucks that can run on liquified biogas, often called bio-LNG, which is a renewable fuel that can be produced from many types of organic waste, including food scraps. The fuel can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 100%. “Biogas is a great complement to electric transports,…

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TYRES produced locally by Goodyear South Africa, including Off-The-Road (OTR) bias tyres, have been certified by the country’s official buy local advocacy campaign, Proudly South African. The certification means Goodyear’s tyres that are pressed out of the company’s manufacturing plant in Kariega, which include consumer and OTR bias tyres, are deemed as meeting local content thresholds and, more importantly, quality standards. It serves to note that Goodyear is currently the only tyre manufacturer that produces OTR bias tyres in South Africa. OTR tyres are fitted on heavy-duty vehicles, such as…

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